Re: how to coil an extension cord
Guys if you have cords without "memory" lay them out in the sun (uncoiled of course) and preferably on the driveway where it will heat up. Then coil it up (over/under) and put a cord wrap/velcro strap on it and you'll be all set. Within a day or so it will retain its cord memory and be all that much easier to coil from that point forward.
ScottH
Re: how to coil an extension cord
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umana2482
But the licorice effect did annoy me.
agreed and that's the whole point of rolling it up a specific way (like the video) so you can avoid the twist in the cord...
Re: how to coil an extension cord
I mainly use a retractable ($25-$40) that I have connected to the center of my ceiling with clips on the right and left to keep it off the vehicles. Works great. When I use a regular one I hold it in my left hand, I then use an old white athletic sock (I keep a stack in my cabinet for various uses) on my right hand to pull it in and go from right to left making small loops without twisting the cord. The sock helps wipe grime off it as I coil it.
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Very important video. Thanks for sharing this video.
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But doesn't temperature affect coiling/wrapping? Absolutely, there's a big difference between wrapping a cord that's warmed up in a heated area and one that sits in a cold garage, no?
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Absolutely agree, Steve. Electrical cords, like my water hoses, behave differently with temperature and they are tougher to deal with when colder. I let my cords (and hoses) "find" the way they want to be wrapped or coiled. the way i do that is to extend the chord at arm's length and then coil it up the way it wants to coil. When you do that you can see which way it wants to "twist" and wrap it in that direction.
I also "detwist" my cords as i work a few times during the job.
Some GREAT ideas in this thread for a problem i hate...twisted up cords!
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I use the cord pro. Keeps cords neat and all I need
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Over Under method....did it for 12 yrs on the same com chord and never got twisted
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Ceerokz
Over Under method....did it for 12 yrs on the same com chord and never got twisted
I just started doing the over under cord wrap and love it.
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I will have to give the over under technique a try....